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Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher has been tapped by producer Bob Boyett to direct the first-ever Broadway revival of Funny Girl, according to The New York Times. Boyett, who holds the rights to the musical, said that the production will have a six-week out-of-town tryout in late 2011 and then move to Broadway. “I don’t have any other details,” Boyett ...

When we heard that Kelli O’Hara would be back in South Pacific for the show’s final two weeks, including a televised performance on PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center on August 18, we wondered: What about Matthew Morrison as Lt. Cable? It appears that the Glee star hopes to join O’Hara and other original cast members to help ...

Kelli O’Hara, who won raves and a Best Actress Tony Award nomination for her performance as Ensign Nellie Forbush in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, will return to the production on August 10 and remain through its August 22 closing date.

The Tony-winning production will be broadcast nationally on August 18 in an ...

William Michals will assume the role of Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific from June 1 through July 4 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Original cast member Paulo Szot will depart on May 30 for an opera engagement in Europe, returning on July 6. South Pacific is scheduled to close ...

Instead of taking a vacation after his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in The Nose, Tony winner Paulo Szot walked 10 steps north to return to the role of Emile de Becque to Lincoln Center Theater’s long-running hit South Pacific. The Tony-winning star gave the first performance in his latest stint in the musical on March 31—and as you ...

The Tony-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of South Pacific will end its run at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on Sunday, August 22, 2010. At the time of closing, the revival will have played 37 preview and 1,000 regular performances.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, South Pacific is the longest-running revival of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical to ever play Broadway ...

Laura Osnes is enjoying her second stint as cockeyed optimist Nellie Forbush in Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of South Pacific. It’s a demanding role, for sure, so it’s important for Osnes to get comfortable in her underground dressing room at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The charming star surrounds herself with homey touches, keepsakes and a favorite ...

David Pittsinger will return to the Broadway revival of South Pacific as Emile de Becque for a seven-week run, February 2-March 21, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Pittsinger, who played the part in the winter and spring of 2009 and also on selected stops on the show’s national tour, will replace Tony Award winner Paulo Szot, who departs on ...

Broadway memorabilia collectors would swoon at the treasures Danny Burstein has amassed during his Tony-nominated run as loveable Luther Billis in Lincoln Center Theater’s hit production of South Pacific. After all, when you’re starring in the first Broadway revival of a classic musical, it makes sense that friends would shower you with gifts related to the show. But ...